Mulshi...

29th Nov, the day after the last of my sem-1 exam ended we set off for Mulshi dam. Though we had decided to start early in the morning by around 8 we actually left the hostel at 10:30!! And then first stop petrol pump, fill up gas and air, Pravya wanted his PUC done, had a bite and off we were on the highway!!

Route: Follow the Pune Banglore National Highway, leave the Nat Highway-take a right turn into the ghats towards mulshi.

Gang:
Pranav and Surya - Bajaj Boxer, 100cc
Sonal and Ganya - Honda Unicorn, 150cc
Nilesh and Anil - Honda Unicorn, 150cc
Sid and Ashwin - Honda Eterno (Scooter), 150cc
Pravya and Vivek - Hero Honda Passion, 125cc

Weather : Couldn't have been better, cool with slight intermittent drizzle, cloudy.
Distance: 51km.

The road was beautiful, smooth, well maintained (with only patches of bad road), fields on both sides bordered by hills. For breakfast we found a small restaraunt hidden behind a petrol pump which didnt even have a name but served the best anda bhurji and misal pav in the world, so much so that we all had so much of it that the breakfast got convtd to lunch then and there. We again set off towards Mulshi, however progress was slow cause at every scenic point we stopped and had a photo session :) . Anyways soon we reached the Pirangut Ghats, by far the best stretch of road in this whole trip, wide, curvy, smooth and banked, the ghat was one of the best rides i have had, as the ghat ended and we entered Pirangut we witnessed the first and only accident on this trip, a truck had crushed a motocycle. Luckily the rider had suffered only minor injuries but was in shock, not to be slowed by anything we moved on....no big deal...

We finally reached Mulshi at around 2pm. One of the best places that i have been to, i must say. The dams catchment area is huge and bordered by mountains. We found a suitable place to park and got down to the banks of the dam, the place was well hidden and absolutely no one was in sight. After a nice swim in the dam we again set off, hungry and thirsty, to find a good place to hang out. To our rescue came another small restaurant, now this one had a path leading from it right down to the banks, so after tea we all went and sat there with the large expanse of the water stretching ahead of us only to be abruptly halted by the rising giant of the mountain. The sky had cleared and was a clear startling blue, birds were skimming the surface of water, it was extremely peaceful. We all just talked some, sat thinking, absorbed, introspecting, philosopical, i dunno... It was a singular experience though, that a bunch of rowdies like we are, were tamed by the magnificence of Nature. By the time we started for home, at around 6pm, it was dark. However while returning there were no halts and so we reached the unnamed hotel by 7:30. We decided to have dinner there itself since the morning meal had been awesome. True to our expectations the dinner there was amazing and we ate and ate till 8:15 :) . Soon we were back on the road towards the hostel this time. We finally reached the hostel by 8:50 and so the trip ended!!!

All in all it was a fantastic trip, we had loads of fun, there was good food, nice roads, excellent weather, A damn good machine to ride on, good friends... what more can one ask for??? :)